CORDE is a membership
organization, which was established in 1986. Its' mission is to
build the organization management capacity of members through
the provision of training and business advisory services.

Objectives:

To provide support and training to
enterprises so that they become profitable.

To build the institutional capacity of
CORDE in order to service its members effectively.

To provide management and technical
skill training to member enterprises.

To provide advisory services in
management and organizational development to member
enterprises.

To facilitate access to financial and
other resources for member enterprises.

Background:Although Emang Basadi was registered as an Association in
1986, it was actually started a little earlier in 1982. It was
established by a group of Batswana who were reacting against the
1982, amendment of the Citizenship Act to be discriminatory
against women. The Third World Conference on women which was
held in Nairobi, Kenya in 1985 also influenced the formalization
of Emang Basadi. The objectives of Emang Basadi are still the
same today as they were when it was first established. What has
changed is really the strategies towards attaining these
objectives.

Objectives:

To identify, through
consultation and research, the problems related to women in
Botswana,

To increase awareness among
women and the public in general about the specific problems
faced by women in all sectors of the Botswana society,

To develop action-orientated
strategies and mobilize women to take steps that will help to
change the social, political, economic and legal position of
women in Botswana,

To highlight and give concrete
recognition to the important role that women play in
national development,

To work towards greater
equality and the removal of all cultural and legal barriers
which hinder the advancement of women.

Although initiated by few women, EB has over
the years expanded both in membership and in the number of activities
it implements in a bid to realize its objectives.
Currently, its projects include, the political education
project, resource and documentation centre, organizational development and women's economic empowerment project based in
Mahalapye. A newly formed project, Legal Aid and Counselling
Centre, has been launched in Gaborone. EB also implements other
programmes and holds activities in partnership with other organizations. For example,
EB belongs to the Network on Violence Against Women.

The Vision of the National
Amalgamated Local, Central Government and Parastatal Manual
Workers Union is to: Create conducive democratic working and
living environments, attain secure, sustainable and decently
paying jobs for its current membership and succeeding
generations of the working peoples of Botswana. Function of Organization:
1. To secure the complete organization of all workers employed
by the Manual Workers Union and the Industrial Class Workers in Botswana and to promote the industrial, social and
intellectual interests of the members.
2. To obtain and maintain for its members just proper rates of
pay or remuneration, security of employment and reasonable hours
and conditions of work and to provide assistance accordingly.
3. To regulate relations between employer and employees and promote
the spirit of solidarity and personhood among members.
4. To pursue the spirit of co-operation among members and other
economic ventures.
5. To provide financial assistance to members in times of
need, hospitalization for lengthy periods without pay and
towards funeral expenses for deceased members.
6. Establish funds by means of membership fees, monthly
contribution levies and by borrowing on such security and terms
as may be arranged by the Exe. Committee.
7. To carry out workers education programmes for members and to
maintain the democratic principles of trade
unionism.

The Nurses Association of
Botswana (NAB), in its pursuit for delivery of quality driven
nursing services to its customers, endeavors to advance and
maintain professional growth and integrity of its members.

The aims of the association are to provide
the best possible care to the people of Botswana, to advance the
nursing profession and to promote the welfare of nurses by
pursuing a number of objectives set out by the
association.

NAB has implemented various projects and
has undertaken numerous activities both for nurses and the
community.

The NAB has a membership open to nurses
who are on the Register of the nursing and Midwifery Council of
Botswana. They also have membership for students studying in the
field.

For more information please contact the
Nurses Association of Botswana.

The Society for Women and AIDS
Botswana was formed in June 1995. It aims at assisting women
through assertiveness and safer sex negotiation skills, to
prevent HIV infection and attain socio-economic empowerment,
which will improve their quality of life.

Objectives:

To sensitize, educate,
mobilize and raise the level of awareness of all women in
Botswana especially in rural areas, in matters concerning
HIV/AIDS related problems.

To undertake AIDS prevention
and control activities that are acceptable to all women in
Botswana based on socio-cultural background.

To examine, formulate and
support AIDS control programmes for women in Botswana
especially in the rural areas.

To collaborate with national
and international organizations in AIDS prevention and
control.

LLBB was formed in 1999. The
organization's main objective is to get women from all social
backgrounds both rural and urban to write and change cultural
norms, history and values that impact negatively on women. Its
mission is to encourage women to advance their socio-economic
and political status, enhance gender equality and pursue human rights
through writing. LLBB has published a book of stories by women
in June 2001.

Objectives

Develop progressive, writing
and learning material that will help to shape and influence
society through educational books.

Produce material that will
contribute to the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Record life skills initiatives
by women e.g. entrepreneurship, art work.

Through writing, re-visit
cultural norms, values and history that impact negatively on
women and society.

Women's Finance House Botswana
was established in 1989. It's mission is to develop efficient,
cost effective and sustainable micro finance institution,
which, provides banking services to poor women in Botswana. It's overall
goal is to assist poor women entrepreneurs and in
particular those who are not able to access the credit services
of local financial institutions.

Objectives:

To develop innovate systems by
adapting suitable best practice methods to the needs of the
poor women in Botswana.

To transform the lives and
businesses of low-income women entrepreneurs into viable
business that makes significant contributions to the
national economy.

To serve as a bridge that will
enable women to become confident, empowered, and active
agents of economic change and development.

To build capacity of members
to equip them with skills to effectively manage the credit
program.

The YWCA is an association of
women and youth of diverse backgrounds, experiences,
nationalities, political affiliation and religion. Men can only
join as associate members.
The organization was established in 1962. The headquarters of
Botswana YWCA is in Gaborone, since its inception the YWCA
Council has established more that 90 clubs.
It's mission is to empower women and youth to work towards their
physical, mental and spiritual development, provide a forum to
share skills and experience that will enable them to fight
against poverty, ignorance and disease.

Objectives:

To develop programmes and
coordinate the work of YWCA throughout Botswana.

To address socio-economic and
cultural problems of women and youth in particular and the
general society.

To create awareness and
opportunities for women and youth in order for them to
participate in issues that affect them.

Worldview was registered as a
national trust in 1993. It is affiliated to Worldview
International Foundation. Worldview's focus is working with
other organizations to improve the effectiveness of development
projects through, communication and evaluation. It aims to
employ media strategies to provide knowledge and skills to
disadvantaged Batswana so as to promote participation in
development.

Objectives

To improve development through
training and use of appropriate communication methods to
support and improve development programmes;

To support development
activities across all sectors through media;

To work with local communities
to identify their development needs and strengthen their
skill and capacity to undertake activities to meet their
needs.

Educate and facilitate
participatory community development to strengthen democratic
process by using modern and traditional media.

To develop closer links
between communication specialists and experienced academics
dealing with development and communication for sustainable
development.

To establish performance and
impact indicators to monitor and evaluate the implementation
of the various activities and improved on-going and future
programmes.

To establish an effective
communication network among NGOs and other development
institutions.

The Women's shelter project
is under the umbrella of the Kagisano Society. The Kagisano
Society was formed in 1979 to assist refugees from different
parts of Africa. In recognition of the magnitude of domestic
violence, the Kagisano Society initiated the women's shelter
project, which was established in 1998. It's main aim is to
assist women and their children who are survivors of domestic
violence by providing them with temporary shelter, support and
rehabilitation 24 hours a day.

Objectives:

To provide a temporary
shelter for women and their children who are survivors of
domestic violence.

To offer women in residence
and their children counselling and support services
towards a better life.

To offer counselling and
support services to non-residents of the shelter affected
by domestic violence.

To raise public awareness
about the unacceptability and illegality of violence
against women.

To network with NGO's, Government and other organizations of civil society
currently tackling the issue of domestic violence.

BCC was established in 1966 to take over the
operations of small inter church relief programmes which was
then called the Northern Bechuanaland Church Council. The council
was founded by four churches namely Anglican, London Missionary
Society (UCCSA), the Methodist and United Free Church of
Scotland. These churches were later joined by the Dutch Reformed
Church, the Church of God in Christ, the United Apostolic Healing, the Roman Catholic, the African Methodist Episcopal and
the African Missionary Society. Other organizations which form
part of the council are the Botswana Bible Society and the
Association of Medical Mission for Botswana (AMMB).

Objectives:

To bring churches together and
involve them actively in development projects e.g.; literacy
programmes, income generating projects to alleviate poverty
within communities and welfare work.